Question

A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful too. It gives us some interesting phrases （短 語）.One is “to let the cat out of the bag”. It is the same as “to tell a secret”. There’s an old interesting story about it.

　　Long ago, when people sold things in big cloth bags, a woman asked a man for a pig. The man held up his cloth bag. There seemed to be a little pig in it. The woman asked to see it. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a pig! The man’s secret was out and everyone knew it.

　　Now when someone lets out a secret, he “l(fā)ets the cat out of the bag”. And that is the story of where the interesting phrase came from.

　　1.The phrase“ to let the cat out of the bag” came from ________.

　　A. a woman and a pig　　　　　　 B. a man and a cat

　　C. a pig and a cat　　　　　　　　 D. an old interesting story

　　2.The woman wanted to buy ________.

　　A. a cloth bag　　　　　　　　　 B. a little pig

　　C. a black cat　　　　　　　　　 D. a bag and a pig

　　3.The man knew there was ________in his cloth bag.

　　A. a bag　　　　 B. a pig　　　　C. a cat　　　　　　D. nothing

　　4.At the end of the second passage “... everyone knew it”, “it” refers to ________.

　　A. there was a pig in the man’s bag　 B. the woman bought a cat

　　C. the cloth bag　　　　　　　　　D. the man’s secret

　　5.John “l(fā)ets the cat out of the bag” means he ________.

　　A. makes everyone know a secret　 B. puts the cat away from the bag

　　C. buys a cat in the bag　　　　　 D. sells the cat in the bag

 

Answer 1

答案：D;B;C;D;A
提示：

1.       見第一段最后一句話，There’s an old interesting story about it； 2.       見第二段第一句話，a woman asked a man for a pig； 3.       見第二段； 4.       見第二段最后一句話，The man’s secret was out and everyone knew it； 5.       見第三段第一句話。